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one of said Departments shall assume or discharge the duties
of any other.
State vs. Chase, 5 H. & J„ 304. Crane vs. Meginnis, 1 G. & J„ 463.
Mitchell vs. Mitchell, 1 Gill, 66. Front vs. Berry, 2 Gill, 147. Miller vs.
State, 8 Gill, 145. Watkins vs. Watkins, 2 Md., 341. Wright vs.
Wright, 2 Md., 429. Thomas vs. Owens, 4 Md., 189. Gough vs. Pratt,
Adm'r, 9 Md., 526. Calvert vs. Williams, 10 Md., 478. Mayor, &c., of
Balto., vs. State, 15 Md., 376. State vs. N. C. B. W. Co., 18 Md., 193.
Miles vs. Bradford, 22 Md., 181. Mayor, &c., of Balto., vs. Horn, 26
Md., 206. Green's Estate, 4 Md., Ch. Dec., 349. Waters, vs. Roche, 72
Md., 264. Van Witsen vs. Gutman, 79 Md., 405. Mayor, &c., of Balto.,
vs. Ulman, 79 Md., 469. McCrea vs. Roberts, 89 Md., 251. Roby vs.
Prince George's Co., 92 Md., 161. Beasley vs. Ridout, 94 Md., 659.
Board of Supervisors, Prince George's Co., vs. Mitchell, 97 Md., 330.
Queen Anne's Co., vs. Talbot Co. Gregg vs. Public Service Commission,
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Art. 9. That no power of suspending Laws or the execu-
tion of Laws, unless by, or derived from the Legislature,
ought to be exercised, or allowed. |
Suspension of
laws. |
Art. 10. That freedom of speech and debate, or proceed-
ings in the Legislature, ought not to be impeached in any
Court of Judicature. |
Freedom of
speech. |
Art. 11. That Annapolis be the place of meeting of the
Legislature; and the Legislature ought not to be convened,
or held at any other place but from evident necessity. |
Seat of gov-
ernment. |
Art. 12. That for redress of grievances, and for amend-
ing, strengthening, and for preserving the laws, the Legisla-
ture ought to be frequently convened. |
Meeting of
Legislature. |
Art. 13. That every man hath a right to petition the Leg-
islature for the redress of grievances in a peaceful and or-
derly manner. |
Right of peti-
tion. |
Art. 14. That no aid, charge, tax, burthen or fees ought
to be rated, or levied, under any pretence, without the con-
sent of the Legislature. |
Levying of
taxes. |
*Art. 15. That the levying of taxes by the poll is grievous
and oppressive and ought to be prohibited; that paupers ought |
Poll tax. |
not to be assessed for the support of the government; that the
General Assembly shall, by uniform rules, provide for separate
assessment of land and classification and sub-classifications of
improvements on land and personal property, as it may deem
proper; and all taxes thereafter provided to be levied by the |
Taxation ac-
cording to
actual
worth |
State for the support of the general State Government, and by
the counties and by the City of Baltimore for their respective
purposes, shall be uniform as to land within the taxing dis-
trict. and uniform within the class or sub-class of improve-
ments on land and personal property which the respective tax-
ing powers may have directed to be subjected to the tax levy;
yet fines, duties or taxes may properly and justly be imposed,
or laid with a political view for the good government and
benefit of the community.
*Thus amended by Chapter 390, 1914 Ratified November 2, 1916. |
Fines. |
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